Need MB for first build

Bumpiest Poppy · Jun 19, 2015

Hello,
I need a motherboard that will fit my build. I was originally going to go with ASrock Z97 Extreme6 but I am in doubt now after looking at some review on the internet.

My build is blue/white/black, so I need a motherboard that will match my theme.

Thank you.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MD8CnQ

andreaszero · Jun 19, 2015

Take a look at Asus z97-A. I used it too for my first build and I haven't regretted it once. Very solid board with very good OC capabilities and (I don't know if you care) very good on-board audio. There's veery little gold on the board but you can ignore that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118&cm_re=z97-a-_-13-132-118-_-Product

Bumpiest Poppy · Jun 19, 2015

andreaszero :

I don't know how the gold will look in an all blue build.

Should I trust ASrock? some people say it's a better company now but others say that the MB dies after a month.

vagrantsoul · Jun 19, 2015

the extreme 4 is also a good board, i've built on 3 of them with no problems... not sure about the 6 for longer term usage.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97guardpro

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro4

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4

vagrantsoul · Jun 19, 2015

i've only ever had one problem with an asrock board, and it was due to my fault in not planning cable management out. I usually go between them and asus for primary, then gigabyte (had several doa boards from gig).

Bumpiest Poppy · Jun 19, 2015

vagrantsoul :

Almost all of the reviews say that the asrock boards later die out after 2 or 3 months of use. Is your Extreme4 still going strong?

andreaszero · Jun 19, 2015

Bumpiest Poppy :

The problem with ASRock is that their quantity control sucks. There's nothing wrong with their motherboards as long as you are lucky enough and get your hands on a "good" one. Other than that, I have to say that I recently build a new gaming rig too, and I was trying to decide between the Extreme 4 that they mentioned above and the z97-A. I decided to go for the z97-A and I haven't regretted it one bit. But as I said above, you just need to be lucky enough and get a good ASRock board.

joesavy86 · Jun 19, 2015

Bumpiest Poppy :

You can check out this Asus:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132414

It's pretty much all white and a good board.

I've never owned an ASrock board, but my friend swears by them.

utgotye · Jun 19, 2015

I have two friends that built systems with Extreme4 boards in September 2014 and they have had zero problems. I built one at the same time and have loved it as well. However, my first board had a bad PCIe x16 slot. A few months ago the little woman tripped a breaker and went a head and reset it. I wasn't home and it ended up frying my mobo. This third one is going strong atm though my water cooler pump failed shortly after I got my new board to I haven't been able to put my OC back on.

UnderAttack · Jun 21, 2015

if for color white/black
try msi z97s sli krait edition
http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130801&cm_re=z97s_sli_krait_edition-_-13-130-801-_-Product

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